Chapter 164 No wonder I can’t get married
Xie Yan remembered something and asked, "At the last temple fair, I saw you and the young master of the Qin family riding in the same carriage. Are you familiar with each other?"
"What's wrong with riding in the same carriage? Didn't you also go to Baiweilou for dinner with a beautiful young girl? Are you familiar with each other?"
Xie Yan frowned. When did he have dinner with a girl?
I thought of Cao Yingxue, the daughter of County Magistrate Cao.
So, at the temple fair that day, she saw herself and Cao Yingxue talking in front of Baiwei Tower.
Is that why he has been treated like this these days?
Pressing down the corners of his lips, Xie Yan asked, "Are you angry when you see me having dinner with that girl?"
"It's none of my business, why should I be angry?"
Xie Yan sighed and explained, "I didn't eat with other girls. The one you saw that day was the daughter of County Magistrate Cao. She sent me a message on behalf of her father. As for her going into the restaurant with me, it was because she and her friends were going to eat there. I couldn't stop her from entering the restaurant."
Li Wanyue felt like laughing when she saw his serious expression. She had just asked the question out of impulse and didn't expect him to explain it to her.
She said, "Well, I'll answer your question as well. I'm not particularly familiar with Young Master Qin's family. We just have business dealings. His sister and I have a good relationship. The last time I rode in his carriage, it was because he wanted me to help comfort his sister."
"So that's how it is." Xie Yan's brows relaxed.
Shen Yu, who was hiding by the wall and watching, was worried about the two of them. What were they thinking?
My cousin is also stupid. If he likes the girl, can he say it out loud? Should he let the girl take the initiative?
Really, you can’t even speak clearly. No wonder you still can’t get married.
But the atmosphere between the two of them was finally not so awkward anymore.
Seeing the two people walking out, he hurried back to the courtyard.
Just then, Zhao Suying came out of the kitchen and said that the food was ready and asked them to go and eat.
Several people went to the main room and ate and chatted.
Xie Yan asked: "By the way, how much did you harvest from the potatoes you planted?"
"About 10,000 jin."
"Can you set aside some of these first?"
"Sure. You gave me most of the seeds, so I should give you half."
Xie Yan smiled and said, "Fortunately, I have your advice. I will keep some of it for now. If it has other uses in the future, I will buy it."
You know, people who tried to grow it in other places failed to succeed.
He used the method taught by Li Wanyue and had people plant 50 acres of land. They harvested it two days ago, and when the yield was announced, everyone was shocked.
All this is thanks to Li Wanyue.
After dinner, the two left.
Zhao Suying asked: "Yueyue, what did Master Xie say to you just now?"
"Nothing, just asking me when the sweet potatoes will be harvested." Li Wanyue coughed lightly.
"oh."
Li Wanyue took Zhao Suying's arm and walked into the main room. She opened the box. Zhao Suying's eyes widened when she saw the stack of banknotes.
"Oh my god, it's such a thick stack, how much does it add up to?"
Li Wanyue made a number eight gesture and whispered, "Eight thousand taels."
Zhao Suying's legs went weak and she almost fell down, but was supported by Li Wanyue.
"Mom, stay calm. Now we don't have to worry about money anymore."
Zhao Suying stroked her chest and whispered, "I didn't think much of it before when my family didn't have money. But now that my family suddenly has so much money, I feel uneasy."
Li Wanyue smiled: "We won't keep it at home, we'll just keep it in the bank. The house has been built, we'll make it more comfortable when the time comes."
Zhao Suying thought so too and pretended not to know about the money.
The setting sun melts gold, and the rays of light dye the clouds in the sky red.
Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, people eat their dinner, enjoy the cool air and chat.
Some of the children were catching cicada monkeys, some were chasing and playing, and the whole place was filled with laughter.
Aunt Wang asked curiously, "Hey, why didn't Dafa and his family come out today?"
"Didn't you see? Dafa and his two sons came back from the county town. It's so hard to get together, but they definitely won't come out to chat with us."
"I saw it too. Dafa and his two sons brought a cart full of stuff."
"After all, craftsmen are in great demand. If you learn a skill, you will never have to worry about anything."
Zhao Dafa's family, who were being talked about by people, were happily eating meat and white rice and talking in the main room.
The two daughters-in-law wore the silver hairpins bought by their husbands on their heads, and they were very happy.
The granddaughter wore new clothes and pearl flowers, the grandson wore brand new fine cotton clothes, and they ate maltose, with smiles on their faces all the time.
Zhao Dafa glanced at everyone and said, "During this period, the three of us, father and son, were not at home. You have worked hard. The manager gave us a few days off. There won't be much work to do later. It's up to us whether to go or not. I plan to take a good rest for a while."
As he spoke, he took out some small change and put it on the table: "Ten taels for each of you two families, as your own private property, and the rest will be kept in the public treasury."
The eldest and second Zhao didn't expect that their father would give them so much money, and the two daughters-in-law smiled so hard that their teeth were showing.
Zhao Dafa asked them to take the money and go back to their own rooms.
Dafa’s wife asked, “Boss, how much money did you make this time?”
Zhao Dafa whispered, "One hundred and thirty-seven taels."
"What?" Dafa's wife was shocked: "Oh my God, how can it be so much? We are considered lucky if we can earn more than ten taels a year."
Zhao Dafa said: "Because we were introduced by Yue girl, and I have experience, the manager assigned me to teach the craftsmen from the prefectural city and other counties to make tables. In addition, we made a lot of tables later, so we had almost no free time. Boss Shen also asked the manager to give us more, so we have so many.
Not only did the three of us earn a lot, but the other guys who worked there also earned quite a bit.”
"Mr. Shen is such a good person."
Zhao Dafa shook his head: "Without Yue girl, would Mr. Shen know who we are? We wouldn't be able to find this job, let alone earn so much money at once."
"Yes, yes, yes, I must thank Yueyue very much." Dafa's wife nodded vigorously and asked, "Master, can we keep this money at home?"
"Let's save the money tomorrow. Our mud brick house has been here for many years. Our grandchildren have grown up and are now old enough to get married. We have to prepare a house for them.
I plan to build a blue brick house. Of course, we can't build one as big as Dashan's, but it's enough to build a smaller one. The house doesn't need to be too big, so about 70 or 80 taels will be enough."
Dafa's wife's eyes were full of longing, they could also live in a blue brick house.
Zhao Dafa picked up the bowl and drank half of it, then said, "Old lady, keep the money. I'm going to Dashan's house."
"Don't go empty-handed." Dafa's wife said, and then sighed: "The Dashan family is different now. I don't know if our things will be appreciated by them."
"Don't worry, Dashan's family is not that kind of people. If he had a little money, he would look down on the villagers and would not build a house in the village. Wouldn't it be better to buy a house directly in the county town? Besides, we just need to send gifts to let them know that we care about their kindness."
"That's right. Then you should go quickly. It will be dark soon."
Zhao Dafa responded, packed a few things in a basket and went out.
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